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    SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY

    EGPRS (EDGE) - Enhancing the GSM GPRS System

    Deana Clover

    Student ID: 20462108

    EETS8316 Section 401, Fall 2003

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    Abstract

    Mobile users continue to demand higher data rates. With the continued growth in cellular

    services, laptop computer use and the Internet, wireless network providers are beginning

    to pay an increasing amount of attention to packet data networks. Enhanced Global

    Packet Radio Service (EGPRS) offers a substantial improvement in performance and

    capacity over existing GPRS services, in return for a relatively minimal additional

    investment. EGPRS, commonly called EDGE, achieves these enhancements to the GPRS

    system primarily by implementing changes to the Physical layer and to the Medium

    Access Control/Radio Link Control (MAC/RLC) layer. The significant improvements

    are a new modulation technique, additional modulation coding schemes, a combined Link

    Adaptation and Incremental Redundancy technique, re-segmentation of erroneously

    received packets, and a larger transmission window size.

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    Table of Contents

    1. INTRODUCTION..................................................................................................... 1

    1.1 GPRS/EDGENETWORKARCHITECTURE ............................................................ 2

    1.1.1 Mobile Stations ........................................................................................... 2

    1.1.2 Base Station Subsystem (BSS)..................................................................... 3

    1.1.3 GPRS Support Nodes.................................................................................. 4

    1.1.3.1 Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN).................................................... 4

    1.1.3.2 Gateway GPRS Support Node (GGSN) ................................................. 4

    1.2 GPRSSESSION OVERVIEW .................................................................................. 5

    1.2.1 GPRS Attach ............................................................................................... 5

    1.2.2 Packet Data Protocol (PDP) Context Activation ....................................... 6

    1.2.3 Data Transfer.............................................................................................. 6

    2. PHYSICAL LAYER................................................................................................. 7

    2.1 CHANNEL CODING,INTERLEAVING AND PUNCTURING ......................................... 8

    2.2 MODULATION ...................................................................................................... 9

    2.3 LINKADAPTATION AND INCREMENTAL REDUNDANCY...................................... 10

    3. RLC/MAC ............................................................................................................... 12

    3.1 MEDIUM ACCESS CONTROL (MAC) .................................................................. 12

    3.1.1 Dynamic Allocation .................................................................................. 13

    3.1.2 Extended Dynamic Allocation................................................................... 13

    3.1.3 Fixed Allocation........................................................................................ 13

    3.2 RADIO LINKCONTROL (RLC)............................................................................ 14

    3.2.1 Unacknowledged Operation ..................................................................... 14

    3.2.2 Acknowledged Operation.......................................................................... 14

    4. CONCLUSION ....................................................................................................... 15

    4.1 PHYSICAL LAYER............................................................................................... 16

    4.2 RLC/MACLAYER............................................................................................. 16

    5. BIBLIOGRAPHY................................................................................................... 17

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    1. Introduction

    The success of cellular services combined with the increased presence of laptop

    computers and the rapid growth in the Internet indicates an optimistic future for wireless

    data services. However, today the population of data subscribers is small when compared

    to that of voice. The primary obstacle to user acceptance appears to be the performance

    limitations of the existing services and products as well as the pricing structures

    associated with them.

    The acronym EDGE represents Enhanced Data Rates for Global Evolution but has

    become synonymously used for Enhanced Global Packet Radio Service (EGPRS) as well.

    Since EDGE is the more common term in use today it will be used here over the more

    formally correct EGPRS. EDGE improves the throughput rate of GPRS by enhancing the

    radio transmission interface. Higher data rates are achieved by using a different

    modulation scheme when channel conditions allow, and by using a link adaptation

    technique known as incremental redundancy. The objective of the EDGE design was to

    minimize the impact on existing GSM networks. The major modifications affect the

    physical layer and the Radio Link Control and Medium Access Control (RLC/MAC)

    layer so this is the focus of this paper.

    EDGE is part of the evolution from 2nd

    Generation networks to 3rd

    Generation networks

    and is often referred to as a 2.5G system. The maximum speed per timeslot for GPRS is

    21.4 kbits/s while EDGE provides almost three times this speed with a maximum of 59.2

    kbits/s per timeslot. A maximum of eight time slots can be employed during one data

    connection to provide a theoretical maximum speed of 160 kbits/s for GPRS and 473.6

    kbits/s for EDGE.

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    1.1 GPRS/EDGE Network Archi tecture

    Figure 2 illustrates the data transmission path of GPRS/EDGE. The GPRS Public Land

    Mobile Network (PLMN) is composed of network elements and the communications

    links connecting these elements. The network elements relevant to this discussion are the

    Mobile Station (MS), the Base Transceiver Station (BTS), the Base Station Controller

    (BSC), the Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN), and the Gateway GPRS Support Node

    (SGSN).

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    SGSN

    Figure 2. Structure of GSM/GPRS Network

    1.1.1 Mobile Stations

    GSM mobile stations must be designed with the appropriate protocol layers for them to

    support GPRS or EDGE. They also must be modified to operate on shared traffic

    channels and the coding schemes must be added. If the MS is EDGE-capable this means

    GGSN

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    it also must implement a new modulation scheme (8-PSK). There are three classes of

    Mobile Stations:

    Class A: Allows for simultaneous use of GPRS/EDGE and other GSM services

    (such as voice).

    Class B: Alternate use of GPRS/EDGE or GSM services is possible. Only one

    can be used at a time but it is possible to toggle back and forth.

    Class C: Designed for GPRS/EDGE only. This class provides no voice service.

    1.1.2 Base Station Subsystem (BSS)

    The BSS is composed of the Base Station Transceiver (BTS) and the Base Station

    Controller (BSC). The BTS is comprised of all the radio transmission and reception

    equipment. It provides coverage to a particular geographic area and is controlled by the

    BSC. The BSC handles the medium access and radio resource scheduling, as well as data

    transmission toward the mobile station over the A-bis interface. The increased bit rate

    provided by EDGE also increases the demand on the rest of the network path.

    Transmission on the A-bis interface varies greatly depending on the call type in use.

    Instead of allocating fixed transmission capacity according to the highest possible data

    rate for each traffic channel it is much more efficient and economically practical to share

    common transmission resources between several traffic channels. This common resource

    is call the EGPRS Dynamic A-bis Pool (EDAP). The EDAP functionality allocates

    capacity to cells only when it is needed so reserving a full, fixed transmission link per

    radio does not waste resources. The size and number of EDAPs in a BSC has an impact

    on the Packet Control Unit (PCU) dimensioning. The PCU is limited in the number of A-

    bis channels it can support and The BSC has a limitation on the number of PCUs it can

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    support. The number of PCUs selected for use also has an impact on the Gb interface and

    the SGSN dimensioning.

    1.1.3 GPRS Support NodesThe advent of GPRS brought two new elements to the GSM system. These are the

    Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN) and the Gateway GPRS Support Node (GGSN).

    The SGSN controls GPRS service in a particular geographical coverage area. The GGSN

    serves as the gateway between the GPRS network and other packet networks.

    1.1.3.1 Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN)

    The SGSN handles mobility functions and controls the data flow toward the BSC over

    the Gb interface. The SGSN provides a point of attachment for the GPRS mobiles. After

    the mobile station has attached to the system a logical link is established between the

    mobile station and the SGSN, via the base station. The SGSN is responsible for the

    transport and delivery of packets to and from the user. This requires the SGSN to keep

    track of the current location of each mobile station attached to it. It is responsible for

    validating the mobile stations, before they are allowed access to the GPRS system, and

    also performing security functions such as authentication and ciphering.

    1.1.3.2 Gateway GPRS Support Node (GGSN)

    The GGSN provides connectivity to the external packet data networks (PDN). The

    primary role of the GGSN is to route data to the mobile stations at their current points of

    attachment. All packets between the external PDNs and the GPRS network enter and exit

    from the GGSN. Once the mobile station activates its packet data address, the mobile

    station is registered with the corresponding GGSN. The GGSN maintains a routing table

    associating the active GPRS mobiles in the system with a particular SGSN.

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    The enhancement of GPRS to EDGE does not greatly impact these important network

    support elements (SGSN and GGSN) with the exception of the increased demand

    associated with the faster data rates that EDGE allows. The primary modifications

    required are at the physical layer and the data link layer, therefore, these required major

    modifications are the focus of this paper. However, before concentrating on the

    differences required for EDGE it may be useful to briefly discuss the process that occurs

    when a mobile user wishes to use the GPRS packet data system.

    1.2 GPRS Session Overview

    A GPRS session begins when a GPRS station informs the network of its presence and its

    desire to be available for packet data service. The Base Station Subsystem (BSS)

    coordinates this request and notifies the mobile station which resources it can use to send

    a message.

    1.2.1 GPRS Attach

    The mobile sends a GPRS attach message to the SGSN, which triggers the SGSN to

    perform authorization, to check authentication and to notify the Home Location Register

    (HLR) that the user is located in this SGSN service area. The HLR provides service

    profile information to the SGSN so it can coordinate the service request. The SGSN then

    sends a GPRS Attach Accept message to the mobile station. To complete the attach

    process, the mobile acknowledges receipt of the Attach Accept message and also of its

    new temporary identity (TLLI). The mobile station still must activate its Packet Data

    Profile (PDP) before it can exchange any data.

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    1.2.2 Packet Data Protocol (PDP) Context Activation

    To begin the PDP context activation process the GPRS station must once again request

    radio resources from the BSS. When this request is granted the mobile station sends an

    Activate PDP Context Request message to the SGSN. The SGSN determines if the

    requested service is allowed based on the service profile information received from the

    HLR. It also determines which GGSN needs to be contacted to provide the service that

    was requested in the PDP Context Request. The SGSN then forwards the request to the

    appropriate GGSN. The GGSN negotiates with external networks to set up the requested

    service and responds to the SGSN with the Create PDP Context Response message. This

    message contains the PDP address for the mobile and any additional information that

    may be necessary to complete the service transaction. The SGSN stores the relevant

    information and notifies the BSS of any specifics regarding subsequent traffic related to

    this PDP Context. Finally the SGSN forwards an Activate PDP Context Accept message

    to the mobile station, which contains the specifics of the packet session. The mobile

    station can now begin its data session.

    It is important to recognize the difference between a mobile station attaching to a SGSN

    and a mobile station activating a PDP address. A single mobile station attaches to only

    one SGSN but it may have multiple PDP addresses active simultaneously. Each of these

    PDP addresses may be anchored at different GGSNs.

    1.2.3 Data TransferWhen the PDP Context Activation has been completed, the data session may begin.

    Communication between the SGSN and the GGSN is achieved through the use of

    tunneling. This is the process of adding a header to the existing packet so that it can be

    routed through the backbone network. When the packet reaches the far side of the GPRS

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    network the additional header is discarded and the packet continues on its route based on

    the original header. The use of tunneling helps solve the problem of mobility for the

    packet networks and eliminates the complex task of protocol interworking [10]. The

    GPRS system employs tunneling when sending packets from the mobile station to fixed

    nodes and also when sending from fixed nodes to mobile stations. This is a distinction

    from mobile IP which only uses tunneling in the second case.

    2. Physical Layer

    Both GPRS and EDGE adapt to the current channel conditions. During good channel

    conditions they utilize coding schemes that result in the highest throughput rate possible.

    During poor channel conditions they increase error protection to improve the Bit Error

    Rate (BER) and thereby reduce the need for retransmissions. EDGE has the capability of

    not only changing the channel coding rate but also changing the modulation technique.

    GPRS uses a rate convolutional coder and then employs different amounts of

    puncturing (removal of bits) to yield a code rate that is appropriate for the channel

    characteristics. The different puncturing levels result in four different effective coding

    rates and data rates. EDGE uses a rate convolutional coder and selects a puncturing

    rate that will maximize the net throughput. EDGE has nine different modulation coding

    schemes. MCS1 through MCS4 use GMSK modulation while MCS5 thorough MCS9

    use 8-PSK. Incremental redundancy, also known as hybrid automatic repeat request

    (ARQ) type II, [6] is achieved by puncturing a different set of bits each time a block is

    retransmitted thus gradually decreasing the effective code rate for every new transmission

    of the block.

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    2.1 Channel coding, Interleaving and Puncturing

    Channel coding is the process of adding redundancy to a data stream to render it more

    resilient to impaired transmission situations. This redundancy is achieved by adding

    extra bits that are used to detect and, in some cases, correct errors. The result of this

    channel coding is an improvement in the Bit Error Rate (BER) but a reduction in

    throughput. However, due to the increased robustness of the data stream less

    retransmission should be required which translates into a final result of improved

    throughput. Figure 1, shown below, displays the data rates possible with each coding

    scheme available in GPRS and EDGE. Puncturing or purposely removing bits achieves

    these different effective coding rates.

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    Radio channels are inherently susceptible to fading conditions that can introduce bursty

    errors into the data transmission. Therefore the coded bits are interleaved in an attempt to

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    randomize any such errors at the receiver. The process of interleaving results in output

    that displays isolated errors as opposed to error clusters. This results in an increased

    frequency of successful bit stream decoding. A 20ms EDGE radio block consists of one

    RLC/MAC header and either one or two RLC data blocks. In order to support the

    incremental redundancy feature the header is coded and punctured independently from

    the data. In GPRS a radio block is interleaved and transmitted over four bursts; each one

    must be received correctly in order to decode the entire radio block or it must be

    retransmitted. EDGE handles the higher, less redundant coding schemes differently than

    GPRS does in an effort to overcome this problem. MCS7, MCS8 and MCS9 actually

    transmit two radio blocks over the four bursts and the interleaving occurs over two bursts

    instead of four. This reduces the number of bursts that must be retransmitted should

    errors occur [3].

    2.2 Modulation

    The modulation scheme employed in GPRS is Gaussian Minimum Shift Keying (GMSK)

    which provides one bit per symbol. In order to increase the bit rate per time slot 8-Phase

    Shift Keying (8-PSK) modulation in addition to GMSK was selected for the EDGE

    standardization. 8-PSK modulation transmits three consecutive bits with each symbol.

    So EDGE and GPRS both have the same symbol rate but the bit rate is higher in EDGE.

    This is the primary reason why EDGE can achieve approximately triple the throughput

    speed of GPRS.

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    111

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    Figure 2. 8-PSK constellation diagram [6]

    2.3 Link Adaptation and Incremental Redundancy

    The addition of incremental redundancy combined with link adaptation significantly

    improves performance compared to that resulting from pure link adaptation. The radio

    link quality is measured in the downlink by the mobile station and in the uplink by the

    base station. This information is used to determine the most appropriate coding scheme

    for the current prevailing radio channel conditions. The modulation coding scheme can

    be changed for each radio block but the practical adaptation rate is usually dependent

    upon the measurement interval. EDGE also adds incremental redundancy to the radio

    link quality. The initial transmission of the data block may include little redundancy. If

    it is not received correctly more redundant information will be sent in the next

    retransmission by sending the same data block but using a different puncturing scheme.

    The blocks of data containing data errors are not discarded but are stored and combined

    with each new retransmission until the data block is successfully decoded. This process

    results in a lower effective code rate. Thus, the maximum achievable throughput per time

    slot depends on the radio channel conditions and cannot be achieved in all environments

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    [6]. Three block sizes are defined for the nine modulation and coding schemes. This is

    done to facilitate the retransmission process. For the retransmission of data the same

    MCS or another MCS from the same family of MCSs can be selected. The three RLC

    block sizes and their corresponding MCSs are shown in Figure 3 below. An example

    scenario follows:

    MCS9 carries two RLC blocks each 74 bytes in size. If the signal to

    interference ratio gets too low or the noise gets too high a transmission errormay occur and a retransmission will be requested. The 74 bytes blocks may

    then be retransmitted using MCS6 with one block per four GSM physical layer

    bursts. If additional coding is required this can be further segmented into two 37bytes sub-blocks, and each can be transmitted using MCS3. The header would

    indicate that this is a segmented portion of a 74 byte RLC block and not aretransmission using 37 byte blocks. Thus, EDGE provides plenty of flexibility

    for block-by-block rate adaptation [7].

    MCS-3

    Family A 37 octets 37 octets 37 octets 37 octets

    MCS-2

    Family B 28 octets 28 octets 28 octets 28 octets

    MCS-1

    Family C 22 octets 22 octets

    MCS-4

    MCS-6

    MCS-9

    MCS-5

    MCS-7

    Figure 3. Relationship of the threeRLC block sizes to the EGPRS modulation cod ingschemes [7].

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    3. RLC/MAC

    The responsibilities of the Radio Link Control (RLC) include segmentation and

    reassembly of Logical Link Control (LLC) Packet Data Units (PDU). The Medium

    Access Control (MAC) has responsibility for resource scheduling and allocation. This

    combination of functions determines the user performance at a system level. The

    efficiency of physical layer channel utilization can be determined by the resulting

    throughput and delay. The RLC/MAC header contains sequence numbers used to

    identify the order of the blocks. It also contains the Temporary Flow Identifier (TFI)

    that identifies the Temporary Block Flow (TBF) used to carry the data to a particular

    mobile station.

    3.1 Medium Access Control (MAC)

    The MAC layer provides the capability for multiple mobile stations to share the same

    transmission medium through the use of contention resolution and scheduling procedures.

    A reservation protocol based on the Slotted Aloha protocol is used for contention

    resolution among several mobile stations. The MAC layer aids in queuing and

    scheduling of the access attempts. Contention can also occur within a single mobile

    station when different services are competing for the same limited radio resource. The

    MAC layer prioritizes the data to be sent with signaling data receiving a higher priority

    than user data. The MAC layer uses three modes to control the transfer of data in the

    uplink. The initial mode is specified when the Temporary Block Flow (TBF) is

    established.

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    3.1.1 Dynamic Allocation

    Dynamic allocation allows unused channels to be allocated as Packet Data Channels

    (PDCHs) and if a higher priority application requires resources the PDCHs can be

    released. The mobile station monitors the downlink to determine when to send data on

    the uplink. The Uplink State Flag (USF) is assigned to the mobile station during the

    establishment of a TBF. The USF is included in the header of each RLC/MAC data

    block sent on the downlink. It designates which mobile is allowed to transmit data in that

    particular PDCH of the next uplink radio block. When the mobile station detects its

    assigned USF it can transmit either a single RLC/MAC block or a set of four RLC/MAC

    blocks. Because all the mobile stations constantly monitor the USF, the allocation

    scheme can be altered dynamically. There are eight possible USF values, allowing up to

    eight users to be multiplexed onto one PDCH.

    3.1.2 Extended Dynamic Allocation

    Extended dynamic allocation allowsthe mobile station to be allocated multiple time slots

    in a radio block without having to monitor the USF value for each time slot. It differs

    from dynamic allocation in that when a mobile station sees its USF value in a particular

    downlink timeslot it assumes that it can use that time slot and all higher numbered time

    slots in the allocated set during the next uplink radio block.

    3.1.3 Fixed Allocation

    Fixed allocation assigns the mobile station exclusive use of certain channels. The

    network commands the mobile station to use fixed allocation via the Packet Uplink

    Assignment message. This message also contains a bitmap indicating the specific

    PDCHs, which may be used to transfer data.

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    3.2 Radio Link Control (RLC)

    The RLC layer is responsible for error correction, retransmission, segmentation and

    reassembly. It is important to correct radio link errors before they are passed up to higher

    layers. If they are passed to the Internet they will only have the opportunity to be

    corrected by Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) using end-to-end transmission. This

    would obviously take a long time and use a large number of resources in order to

    complete the original transmission and then to complete an end-to-end retransmission.

    The RLC layer uses selective retransmission to correct errors. This scheme only requires

    that erroneous frames be retransmitted. The correctly received frames are buffered until

    the erroneous frame is received correctly and then all the frames are placed in proper

    order and sent to the upper layer, which is the Logical Link Control (LLC) layer. The

    RLC layer is responsible for segmentation of Logic Link Control (LLC) layer frames into

    RLC blocks suitable for transmission and also for reassembly at the destination location.

    Block Sequence Numbers (BSNs) are assigned in order to complete this reassembly task

    as well as to detect missing radio blocks. The RLC layer supports two modes of

    operation.

    3.2.1 Unacknowledged Operation

    Unacknowledged operation does not guarantee the arrival of the transmitted RLC blocks

    and there is constant delay. The receiver attempts to preserve the length of the data

    blocks it receives. This is useful for real time applications such as video.

    3.2.2 Acknowledged Operation

    Acknowledged operation does guarantee the arrival of the transmitted RLC blocks.

    Selective retransmission is used to retransmit data blocks that did not arrive error free.

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    BSNs are used to determine which blocks are missing and to request retransmission of all

    missing or improperly received blocks. The two types of retransmission schemes are

    Type I ARQ and Type II hybrid ARQ. Type I ARQ is used by the receiver and the

    transmitter to ensure that all bocks are delivered error free. Type II hybrid ARQ is the

    more elaborate method that involves storing incorrectly received blocks and then

    combining them with the retransmitted blocks in order to restore the correct original data.

    For each RLC peer-to-peer entity there is a transmit and receive window size established

    that allows a limited number of blocks to be transmitted prior to receiving an

    acknowledgement. The window size for EDGE is set according to the number of time

    slots allocated in the direction of the TBF and ranges from 64 to 192 for single time slot

    operation or 64 to 1024 for 8-time slot operation. In GPRS the window size is set at 64.

    The larger window size in EDGE allows more blocks to be transmitted before the

    acknowledgement is required and reduces the probability of stalling the transmission

    window. It also makes it possible for EDGE to use a higher operating Block Error Rate

    because of the use of incremental redundancy. For this purpose a larger window is

    needed to enable multiple copies of each data block without causing the window to stall.

    4. Conclusion

    This paper has presented an overview of EDGE with particular focus on the physical

    layer and the data link layer. The goal of EDGE is to provide a packet data network that

    provides operating rates that are of adequate speed for most applications. EDGE

    achieves this increase in throughput rate mainly through enhancements to the physical

    layer and the RLC/MAC layer of the GPRS system.

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    4.1 Physical Layer

    The physical layer is enhanced by the addition of 8-PSK modulation, new coding

    schemes, and incremental redundancy. 8-PSK increases the bit rate by mapping three

    bits to each symbol which has the effect of almost tripling the bit rate. The number of

    coding schemes has been increased from four to nine permitting the selection of the

    optimal rate for the current channel conditions through the link adaptation mechanism.

    Incremental redundancy is the mechanism by which erroneous data packets get combined

    to re-create an error free data packet.

    4.2 RLC/MAC Layer

    EDGE introduces re-segmentation of RLC blocks. Blocks determined to contain errors

    can be retransmitted utilizing a more robust coding scheme until they are correctly

    received. A larger window size is provided in EDGE that prevents the stalling of

    transmission, which in turn reduces the wasteful transmission of blocks due to the RLC

    protocol. The use of the combined Link Adaptation and Incremental Redundancy

    scheme results in an increase in system capacity due to the reduced need for re-

    transmissions. Upgrading a network to EDGE requires relatively minor changes and

    results in a rather significant gain in performance and capacity.

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